PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. - A man is dead and a woman is hospitalized after a Paulding County home caught fire Tuesday night, officials said.

What we know:

The Paulding County Fire Department responded to the home in the 100 block of Flagler Way around 9:20 p.m. When firefighters arrived, a woman on the porch told them a man was still inside.

Firefighters said the man, who was in a wheelchair, was rescued from inside the home but was pronounced dead at the scene.

The woman was taken to a Cobb County hospital, where she remains in the burn unit.

The home was heavily damaged, but no firefighters were injured.

What's next:

The Georgia Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.

The Source: Information in this article came from the Paulding County Sheriff's Office. Pa

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